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Ontario Brain Institute

In research, Ontario Brain Institute stands highest in Medicine (#5,446 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,953 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Neuroscience — Neurology is 24.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,862
of 28,054 · #10,063 all time
Rank in Canada
#151
of 403
Research works
728
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
38.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Ontario Brain Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,446 of 10,443 28.3%87 #6728
Health SciencesDomain #6,953 of 11,982 28.0%93 #8599

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ontario Brain Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Ontario Brain Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 25.2 works25×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 35.9 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 12.47× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ontario Brain Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroimaging, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neuroinflammation and Epilepsy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurological Disorders22▲ 22×17 topics
  2. Parkinson's Disease19▲ 44×8 topics
  3. Neurodegeneration18▲ 35×9 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress16▲ 5.7×20 topics
  5. Epidemiology15▲ 2.1×38 topics
  6. Neuroimaging13▲ 27×10 topics
  7. Mitochondrial Dysfunction12▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation11▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Epilepsy10▲ 55×4 topics
  10. Deep Brain Stimulation10▲ 79×3 topics
  11. Diagnostic Criteria9▲ 23×7 topics
  12. Basal Ganglia9▲ 92×2 topics
  13. Neuromodulation9▲ 79×2 topics
  14. Aging9▲ 9.1×9 topics
  15. Biomarkers8▲ 7.0×7 topics
  16. Treatment-Resistant Depression8▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Dystonia8▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Genetics8▲ 6.7×12 topics
  19. Subthalamic Nucleus8▲ 116×1 topic
  20. Dopaminergic Neurons8▲ 72×2 topics
  21. Alzheimer's Disease8▲ 16×8 topics
  22. Genetic Risk Factors8▲ 85×1 topic
  23. a-Synuclein8▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Cognitive Training7▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Functional Connectivity7▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Dementia7▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Caregiver Burden7▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Cognitive Decline7▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Mild Cognitive Impairment7▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Vascular Risk Factors7▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Brain Development6▲ 20×6 topics
  32. Neurobiology6▲ 12×8 topics
  33. Amyloid Hypothesis5▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Tau Pathology5▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Neural Plasticity5▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Default Mode Network4▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Recovery4▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Resting-State fMRI4▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Neuropathology4▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Encephalopathy4▲ 34×3 topics

Which research topics does Ontario Brain Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Neurological disorders and treatments: 8 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 8 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…7Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 7 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…5Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…3Neural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
NeurologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyCognitive Neuroscience3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 8 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 8 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ontario Brain Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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